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Subject:   Connecting iSight to a Dell Laptop -- 'almost' there but still need help(sigh)
Date:   2003-07-03 06:14:20
From:   sbpetrack
Response to: RE: iSight Drivers? -- offer for help and question

The adapter from firewire 4-pin-no-power to firewire 6-pin-with-power just arrived in the mail. Looks beautiful. The power supply is ... 9v/1.1A . Not 12v as Warren said iSight needs. I hooked it up, and the PC recognized it as "Apple Computer_Inc. iSight", found no driver and so loaded a "Generic 1394 Desktop Video Camera".


Unfortunately, when I use it with the Audio/Video Tuning wizard I get a completely white picture and if I put my hand in front of it I get a rather brownish-blackish useless set of horizontal lines. I'd be happy to post a picture here or send it to anyone interested.


Is the problem likely to be that I really need 12v, or is there something worse going on?


I can't think of anything to do but go and buy a 12v power supply. (Unless someone tells me that a different driver is needed)


All help sorely appreciated.

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  • Closer still, but not yet there
    2003-07-03 19:53:00  anonymous2 [Reply | View]

    OK -- with a 9v power supply the picture was basically white. I just plugged in a 12v / 1.5A power supply from Radio Shack and the picture is now very discernible, but the color is terrible and the horizontal synch seems off. The top band of 70 pixels or so of the picture appear in a band at the bottom of the frame. FWIW, the picture is much worse in the "Audio Tuning Wizard" of Windows Messenger than in the generic 1394 applet in the control panel.

    It's a pity I can't post a small bitmap to this board.

    Could anyone tell me what the specs of the power supply of the iPod power supply are? thanks!

    Scott
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